Melian’s Lament by LadySternchen  

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Fanwork Notes

I’ve written this lament for the Hungarian Tolkien Society’s 2024/25 Annual Mailing Competition. Requirements were as folllows:
- a lament (or song, but I chose the lament) not more than 20 lines long
- it had to deal with an event mentioned in canon, but with nothing written about it

Fanwork Information

Summary:

I’ve written this lament for the Hungarian Tolkien Society’s 2024/25 Annual Mailing Competition. Requirements were as folllows:
- a lament (or song, but I chose the lament) not more than 20 lines long
- it had to deal with an event mentioned in canon, but with nothing written about it

So I’ve written Melian’s lament I imagine she sings after her return to Lórien

Major Characters: Melian

Major Relationships:

Genre: Poetry

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Rating: General

Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 282
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Melian's lament to the beech tree she knew before leaving Valinor is poignant and bittersweet. She only has the hope of being reunited with Elu Thingol there in Aman. I wonder whether they will even be able to see Lúthien again at the Dagor Dagorath, before Arda is remade. 🌿

Thank you so much 🥰 
I wonder that a lot, too. Would Lúthien and Beren fight in the Dagorath? I’m not sure. (I have this very bittersweet headcanon about Túrin meeting his foster-parents again, though, and apologising). But I think it’s safe to say that at least Melian will be reunited with Lúthien in Arda healed. The Elves, though… we just don’t know what happens to them. Maybe we’ll see. 🩵